Chapter 396: Reverse Thinking
Feng Ji was anxious, "General Yan, are you too late to go?" ā
"The last general got the order of the lord, and rushed to save Ziqin non-stop, but it was not too late to go. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Yan Liang swallowed, "The iron cavalry of the last general has already broken through the encirclement, and even turned defeat into victory for a time, but at the moment of Song Jian, Zhang Thief's iron cavalry suddenly came out, and the last general was caught off guard, so he was defeated." ā
Although Yan Liang is rough, he also knows how to cover up his mistakes, and he did not mention that Wen Chou had to chase after him, let alone that he was defeated by Ran Min.
Feng Ji's face changed in shock, and he suddenly appeared embarrassed, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
Thinking that at the beginning, he was confident in his judgment that even if Zhang Yuan had an ambush, he would only use infantry, but unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan had calculated in advance that Yuan Shao would send cavalry to rescue him, and he had secretly used cavalry.
The previous self-confidence is in stark contrast to the enemy's missteps today, and Ji Ruzhong can not be ashamed.
"Y-you-you really-"
Yuan Shao's eyes were burning with anger, pointing at Feng Ji, staring at Yan Liangwen and ugly, with a look of annoyance that he hated and didn't know how to scold them.
At this moment, he was full of disappointment with the people of the Hebei faction.
First of all, the battle of the White Horse, Yan Liang's army was defeated, and now Wen Chou was defeated again by Zhang Yuan, Tian Feng and Feng Ji and others offered their plans, and the defeat of several times greatly damaged his prestige, and he was not disappointed.
Yuan Tan, Zhang You and others on the side glanced at each other, and they all sneered secretly, looking proud.
At this time, Tian Feng went a little, so he stood up and arched his hand: "Lord, the so-called victory and defeat is a common thing in soldiers, since Zhang Thief can take the Central Plains from Dong Zhuo's hands, it proves that this person is indeed extraordinary, and it is reasonable for him to win two small battles. ā
Tian Feng's words were tantamount to giving Yuan Shao a step, and hinted that Yuan Shao should not be too responsible for Yan Liang and them, so as not to shake the morale of the army again.
After all, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the two heroes of Hebei, and their influence in the army is still very great.
Yuan Shao frowned, weighed for a moment, the gloom in his eyes flashed, and then he burst into laughter.
"Yuan Hao's persuasion is a bit redundant, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, how can I not know." Yuan Shao smiled proudly, and helped the kneeling two people up with his own hands, "You two must not lose their fighting spirit because of a small loss, you must reflect on it and make up for it." ā
Yuan Shao changed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, he regained his self-confidence and domineering, and his comfort also made Yan Wener feel a little more at ease, and the low and tense atmosphere in the hall turned slightly.
Picking up the second general, Yuan Shao walked back to the upper seat, looked down at everyone, and said: "There were indeed some small Zhang thieves before, these two defeats also gave us a reminder, from now on, we can no longer despise traitors, in the future, we must use troops step by step, straight to Guandu, with my absolute superiority in troops, so that Zhang Thief's Ren Zhong's conspiracy and tricks are useless." ā
In Yuan Shao's words, he showed his jealousy of Zhang Yuan for the first time, and that tone seemed to have not taken Zhang Yuan seriously at all before, and now he finally became serious.
These words also boosted the morale of the generals, and the atmosphere in the hall soon stirred up again.
In the end, they still have 150,000 infantry troops, and even if they lose some soldiers and horses, their strength is still four times that of Zhang's army, occupying an absolute advantage.
They firmly believe that the odds are still on their side.
Tian Feng saw that Yuan Shao's anger had subsided, so he arched his hand and said: "Lord, Feng thinks that the reason why we lost two battles before is because every step we use is in Zhang Yuan's calculations, and we are all led by his nose, if we want to defeat them, we must now do the opposite and act beyond his expectations." ā
"The opposite?" Yuan Shao's spirits perked up, and his eyes burst out with strong interest.
"How do you do the opposite," Yuan Shao urged.
Tian Feng said unhurriedly: "The narrow terrain of Guandu is not conducive to the development of our army's large corps, Zhang Yuan built a barrier there and put on a posture of refusal, obviously wanting to take advantage of the favorable terrain to break the strength advantage of our army." ā
After a pause, Tian Feng pointed to the east with his hand, "Then we will go the other way, divide tens of thousands of troops to attack Suiyang, copy its flank, bypass his Guandu defense line, and take Chang'an directly from the flank." ā
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions were shocked, and Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, as if he saw a new direction.
"Zhang thief soldiers and horses are not many, at this moment must have been gathered in Guandu, Suiyang and other side back counties, there will not be many soldiers, we only need to divide tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, we will definitely attack everything, this just gives full play to our advantage of many soldiers, I don't know what the lord thinks is like Zhong."
Yuan Shao pondered for a moment, patted the case, and said happily: "Yuan Hao's plan is very good, since our army has many soldiers, how can we not give full play to our advantages, I will divide 30,000 soldiers and horses, go to capture Suiyang, and copy the flank of Chang'an." ā
As soon as the words fell, Feng Ji hurriedly glanced at Yan Liang and the others, suggesting that they ask for war and hold the soldiers and horses in their hands.
Yan Liangwen knew how to make up for it, and he asked for battle one after another, wanting to make up for his mistakes.
At this time, Zhang You also glanced at Yuan Tan.
Yuan Tan hurriedly said: "Father, although General Yan Wen is my Hebei general, but the two of them have been defeated twice, their prestige has been damaged, and it is not suitable to lead the troops for the time being, and my son is willing to lead 30,000 elite soldiers to the battle, and he will take Suiyang for his father." ā
His words, the ironic Yan Liang and Wen Chou who turned around the corner failed, and they had no ability to win the battle.
Yuan Shao was silent, obviously Yan Liang and Wen Chou were a little disappointed, and 30,000 soldiers and horses was not a small number, so it seemed more reassuring to let his nephew lead the troops.
Just when he hesitated, Wang Hui, who had been silent, suddenly stood up and arched his hand: "Hui has been suffering for nothing since he defected to Yuan Gong, and he is really ashamed. Xiang Hui was the Taishou of Yu back then, and he was quite familiar with the terrain around Suiyang, if Yuan Gong trusted, Hui was willing to assist the eldest prince to take Suiyang. ā
Yuan Shao's spirit suddenly lifted, he trusted Yuan Tan, but he was worried about his lack of ability, now Wang Hui took the initiative to stand up and be willing to assist, which naturally reassured him a lot.
Yuan Shao smiled and said happily: "Okay, Tan'er, I'll give you 30,000 elite soldiers, and Wang Hui will go south with you to copy Zhang Thief's flank." ā
After waiting for Zhang for a long time, Yuan Tan finally got the military power again, and had the opportunity to take revenge on Zhang Yuan and show his ability to his father, and he was ecstatic in his heart.
Although he was ecstatic, Yuan Tan still maintained some calmness, and said: "Thank you for your father's trust, my son will live up to my father's expectations." However, for fear that the thief would ride lightly to save Suiyang, the son asked his father to transfer Juyi's first crossbowman to his son. ā
Ascending the crossbowmen first, specializing in restraining the cavalry, although Yuan Tan was eager to take revenge on Zhang Yuan, he still did not dare to underestimate Zhang Yuan's strength.
Yuan Shao was not stingy and readily agreed.